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THE
NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
| 2016 |
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| Ambassador:
James C. Swan |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2015 |
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| Ambassador:
James C. Swan |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2014 |
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| Ambassador:
James C. Swan |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2013 |
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| Ambassador:
James C. Swan |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2012 |
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| Ambassador:
James F. Entwistle |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2011 |
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| Ambassador:
James F. Entwistle |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2010 |
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| Ambassador: William
J. Garvelink / James F. Entwistle |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2009 |
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| Ambassador: William
J. Garvelink |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2008 |
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| Ambassador: William
J. Garvelink |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2007 |
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| Ambassador: Roger
A. Meece / William J. Garvelink |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2006 |
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| Ambassador: Roger
A. Meece |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2005 |
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| Ambassador: Roger
A. Meece |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2004 |
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| Ambassador: Aubrey
Hooks / Roger A. Meece |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders:
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2003
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| Ambassador: Aubrey
Hooks |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders: Willie
Ball, |
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2002
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| Ambassador: Aubrey
Hooks |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders: Willie
Ball, |
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2001
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| Ambassador: William
Lacy Swing / Aubrey Hooks |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders:
Willie Ball, |
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2000
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| Ambassador: William
Lacy Swing |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders:
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1999
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| Ambassador: William
Lacy Swing |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders:
Douglas L. Wonderly, |
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1998
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| Ambassador: Dale
H. Simpsom / William Lacy Swing |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: SSgt T
Richardson
Watchstanders:Sgt
J
Bostick, Sgt E Miranda, Sgt J Miller Jr, Sgt M Lunn, and Sgt S
Sandy. |
2nd
Lt
(USMCR) Matt Lunn: "During
this period the embassy was evacuated four times (three non-essential
personel and dependants and once where we all left and the post closed
for approximately two months 08/98-10/98 following the Bombings in Dar
and Nairobi)
The
State Dept people went to various places and us MSG's went back to
MSGBN in Quantico, until they cleared us to go back". |
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1997
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| Ambassador: Dale
H. Simpsom |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Gysgt
Laufenburg
Watchstanders: Sgt
E.
Miranda, Sgt D Hurtado, Sgt R Levesque, Sgt W Spink, Cpl J Cassidy,
Cpl
Matthew E Lunn (Currently 2ndLt USMCR) |
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Larry
Bell: "In 1997 a former SIMBA
with his followers finally
overthrew
Mobutu, and now the country is officially re-named the old moniker THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND
the original
flag - with a deeper blue field - is the official
flag of the
country: "
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1996
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| Ambassador:
Dale H. Simpsom |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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1995
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| Ambassador: John
M. Yates (Charge d'Affaires) / Roger A. Meece (Charge
d'Affaires) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: SSgt. Ellis Cozine
A/:Sgt. Troy Mattern
Watchstanders: Sgt.
James Lafferty, Sgt. Arnold Rendon, Sgt. Matt Williams, |
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1994
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| Ambassador: John
M. Yates (Charge d'Affaires) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: SSgt. Ellis Cozine
A/:Sgt. Troy Mattern
Watchstanders: Erik
(Fred) Fredrikson, Sgt. James Lafferty, Sgt. Arnold Rendon, Christopher
A.
Reventos, Sgt. Matt Williams, |
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1993
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| Ambassador: John
M. Yates (Charge d'Affaires) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: SSgt. Ellis Cozine
A/:Sgt. Troy Mattern
Watchstanders:
G.A. Damber, Erik (Fred) Fredrikson,
Sgt. James Lafferty, Sgt. Arnold Rendon, Christopher A. Reventos, Sgt.
Matt Williams, |
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1992
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| Ambassador: Melissa
Foelsch Wells / John M. Yates (Charge d'Affaires) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
G.A.
Damber, Erik (Fred) Fredrikson, |
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1991
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| Ambassador: William
Caldwell Harrop / Melissa Foelsch Wells |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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1990
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| Ambassador: William
Caldwell Harrop |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Tom
Lanier, |
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1989
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| Ambassador: William
Caldwell Harrop |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Tom
Lanier, |
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1988
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| Ambassador:
William Caldwell Harrop |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Kenneth
D. Ottley, |
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1987
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| Ambassador: Brandon
Hambright Grove Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: John
Dale Moore, Kenneth D. Ottley, |
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1986
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| Ambassador: Brandon
Hambright Grove Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Michael E. Bachus
Watchstanders: Jeff
Davis, John Dale Moore, Kenneth D. Ottley, |
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1985
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| Ambassador: Brandon
Hambright Grove Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Michael E. Bachus
Watchstanders:
Jeff
Davis |
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1984
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| Ambassador: Peter
Dalton Constable / Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Scott
Parker, |
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1983
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| Ambassador: Peter
Dalton Constable |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Scott Parker, |
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1982
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| Ambassador: Robert
B. Oakley / Peter Dalton Constable |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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1981
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| Ambassador: Robert
B. Oakley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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1980
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| Ambassador: Robert
B. Oakley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Ronnie
Beale, John Keith McIntyre, |
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1979
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler / Robert B. Oakley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Ronnie Beale, John Keith McIntyre, |
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1978
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Chuck
Good, Carlton Kent, |
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1977
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Chuck Good, |
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1976
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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1975
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| Ambassador: Deane
R. Hinton / Walter L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Garry
Michael Chittum, Jon M. Dye, Mark Milly, Paul Smithers,
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1974
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| Ambassador: Sheldon
B. Vance / Deane R. Hinton |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Garry Michael Chittum, |
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1973
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| Ambassador: Sheldon
B. Vance |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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1972
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| Ambassador: Sheldon
B. Vance |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
LCpl
Barden, Donald C. Ferguson, |
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1971
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| Ambassador: Sheldon
B. Vance |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Donald C. Ferguson, James
F. Juern, |
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1970
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| Ambassador: Sheldon
B. Vance |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
James F. Juern, |
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1969
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| Ambassador: Robert
H. McBride / Sheldon B. Vance |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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1968
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| Ambassador: Robert
H. McBride |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt Nicolas Gulu
Watchstanders:
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1967
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| Ambassador:
Robert H. McBride |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt Nicolas Gulu
Watchstanders:
Sgt
Larry A. Bell,
Sgt Plank, Sgt Villani,Sgt Robinson, Sgt Rule, Cpl
Fisher, Cpl Ongley, Cpl Eugene Jones |
| Post
expanded to 7 Watchstanders |
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1966
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| Ambassador: G.McMurtrie
Godley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt
James E. Kenney (1964 – 1966 deceased)
Watchstanders: Sgt
Steve Thomas(65 -66),
Cpl Eugene
Jones (66 -67), Cpl
Juan Rocha (65 -66), LCpl Larry A.
Bell (65-67) |
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1965
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| Ambassador: G.McMurtrie
Godley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
SSgt James
E. Kenney (deceased) / SSgt Ron Giles (deceased),
Watchstanders:
Sgt Eugene Jones, Cpl Gary Willis, Cpl Larry Bell, , Sgt Steve Thomas,
Cpl Juan Rocha |
 [Larry
Bell]: "General Mobutu who had been a power in the Congo almost since
the first day of independence quietly overthrew President Kasabuvu in
1965. Mobutu's political party flag became the national
standard
and the country's name changed to ZAIRE (1971-97). The
names of the cities throughout the country were changed back to their
origin African names andthe capital LEOPOLDVILLE became KINSHASA (all
these native names have remained to this day) He reign for 30
years. " |
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1964
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| Ambassador: Edmund
A. Gullion / G.McMurtrie Godley |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt James E.
Kenney (May 1964 -),
Watchstanders:
Sgt Edward Arthur, Cpl Jack D. Fife, LCpl Richard P. Roberto, LCpl
Richard Russell |
 Flag changed. |
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1963
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| Ambassador: Edmund
A. Gullion |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
SSgt Steen (June1962
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1963)
Watchstanders:
Cpl
Ralph Emmons, Cpl Robert Crawford, LCpl John Bullock, LCpl Chris
Mansfield |
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1962
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| Ambassador:
Edmund A. Gullion |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
GySgt Harold W. Leach
Watchstanders: Cpl
Arthur F. Williams |
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1961
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| Ambassador: Clare
H. Timberlake |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
GySgt Harold W. Leach
Watchstanders:
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1960
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| Ambassador:
Clare H. Timberlake |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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Detachment
Activated -
Company
Headquarters, Beruit Lebenon |
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[Larry
Bell]:
Prior to independence in 1960 the
Congo was identified as The
Belgian Free State (1897 - 1960):
Independence
was granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960and the official name of the
country became: The Democratic
Republic of the Congo (1960-1964)
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1959
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1958
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1957
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1956
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1955
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1954
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1950
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1949
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| 1948 |
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Special
Thanks to Larry Bell, ( Congo 1965), for his knowledge of the
early
days of the Belgian Free State / Democratic Republic of the
Congo
/
Zaire.
His website MercenaryCongo.com is filled with historical
details of his experiences in the Congo, and in Vietnam, as a
Marine
and working with the CIA.
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